Transient lymphadenopathy secondary to nephrotic syndrome.
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چکیده
Mediastinal lymphadenomegaly secondary to hypervolemia is an underdiagnosed tomographic finding. Herein we describe, in a patient with normal cardiac function, findings of pulmonary congestion associated to lymph node enlargement. The nephrotic syndrome causing hypoalbuminemia, low plasma colloid osmotic pressure and augmented transcapillary fluid leakage was the probable cause of the radiological findings.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
دوره 98 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012